The exact date and place of his birth are unknown, but he was born in the late 15th century or early 16th century in Spain. Hernán Cortés was his relative, whom he accompanied to Mexico (New Spain) in 1526.
1527 Expedition
In 1527, Hernán Cortés prepared a new expedition to search for the missing fleet of the Loaísa expedition and commissioned his cousin Álvaro to command the new expedition.[1][2] However, the true purpose of the expedition was to find new lands in the South Sea (Pacific Ocean) and to bring back spice plants.[3]
On October 31, 1527, they sailed from Zihuatanejo,[4]Guerrero. On 15 December, after having sailed 1170 leagues, the Espiritu Santo and the Santiago swept on ahead, after a sudden squall, never to be heard of again. On 29 December the La Florida sighted the Utirik-Toke atoll complexes, and on 1 January 1528 the Rongelap-Ailinginae atolls, both in the Marshall Islands, which were jointly charted as "Islas de los Reyes" (Islands of the Kings, referring to the Three Wise Kings due to the proximity to the festivity of Epiphany). On 2 February 1528 the "La Florida" sighted the Philippines and the following day anchored at a small island off the north coast of Mindanao, after 95 days since its departure and having sailed 1923 leagues. This makes Saavedra the first navigator to cross the Pacific Ocean from the Americas.
On 30 March 1528 the "La Florida" arrived to Tidore, the Spanish stronghold in the Moluccas where the men remaining from the Loaisa expedition were found, and they joined them to fight the Portuguese in the neighbouring Ternate.
To carry out the instructions of the expedition and bring further assistance to the Spaniards in Tidore, Saavedra set sail for New Spain on the 14 June 1528. On 24 June 1528, the "La Florida" discovered the Schouten Islands and landed on Yapen. These were charted respectively as "Islas de Oro" (Golden Islands) and "Payne" island. They continued coasting western New Guinea and on 15 August discovered the Admiralty Islands landing on Manus that they charted as "Urays La Grande" (Urays the Big). They then sailed north and discovered the Nomoi Islands in the Carolines. Then they were diverted by the northeast trade winds that threw them back to the Moluccas, returning to Tidore on 19 November 1528.[5]
On 3 May 1529, Álvaro de Saavedra tried again the second time by navigating back down south. Again he toured the western part of New Guinea getting to Manus, then heading north and discovering on 14 September Pohnpei and Ant in the Carolines. On 21 September they discovered Ujelang Atoll, in the Marshalls that they charted as "Los Pintados" (The Painted Ones) because of its inhabitants being tattooed. On 1 October they discovered Enewetak Atoll, that they named "Los Jardines" (The Gardens) because of their beauty and the friendliness of their inhabitants. Soon after Saavedra died, and Pedro Laso took command. They sailed north up to the 31N but not finding westerly winds and also after the death of Pedro Laso, they finally decided to turn around the ship and again return to the Moluccas, arriving to Halmahera next to Tidore on 8 December 1529. They were captured there by the Portuguese and held in captivity for five years. In 1534, the surviving eight members of his crew made it back to Spain.
Hawaii
There are some questions as to whether Spanish explorers did arrive in the Hawaiian Islands two centuries before Captain James Cook's first recorded visit in 1778.[6] For two and a half centuries Spanish galleons crossed the Pacific along a route that passed south of Hawaiʻi on their way to Manila. The exact route was kept secret to protect the Spanish trade monopoly against competing powers.
In the case of the Saavedra expedition, the sighting of Hawaii could have happened when on 28 November 1527, land was sighted to the north, approximately in the longitude of Hawaii but not found again after a two-days search. Also, the later disappeared Santiago and Espiritu Santo could have arrived in Hawaii.
There is an old Hawaiian oral story that describes white people arriving in the islands many generations ago, who were welcomed by Chief Wakalana. It is possible that these visitors were crew members from Alvaro de Saavedra's expedition.
References
^Stuessy Wright, Ione (1951). Voyages of Álvaro de Saavedra Cerón 1527-1529. Coral Gables, Florida: University of Miami Press.
^Stuessy Wright, Ione (1939). "The First American Voyage across the Pacific 1527-1528: The Voyage of Álvaro de Saavedra Cerón". Geographical Review. American Geographical Society. 29 (3).
^Quanchi, Max (2005). Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Pacific Islands. The Scarecrow Press. p. 148-149. ISBN0810853957.
^"Voyage of Alvaro de Saavedra 1527-28". Filipiniana.net - The Premier Digital Library of the Internet. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
^Bolton, Herbert (1947). "The West Coast Corridor". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 91 (5).
^"Australia y la gran historia "robada" del Pacífico español". 26 December 2015.
External links
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Alvaro de Saavedra d 1529 fully Alvaro de Saavedra Ceron was one of the Spanish explorers of the Pacific Ocean Route of Saavedra s travel Contents 1 Life 1 1 Early life 1 2 1527 Expedition 2 Hawaii 3 References 4 External linksLife EditEarly life Edit The exact date and place of his birth are unknown but he was born in the late 15th century or early 16th century in Spain Hernan Cortes was his relative whom he accompanied to Mexico New Spain in 1526 1527 Expedition Edit In 1527 Hernan Cortes prepared a new expedition to search for the missing fleet of the Loaisa expedition and commissioned his cousin Alvaro to command the new expedition 1 2 However the true purpose of the expedition was to find new lands in the South Sea Pacific Ocean and to bring back spice plants 3 On October 31 1527 they sailed from Zihuatanejo 4 Guerrero On 15 December after having sailed 1170 leagues the Espiritu Santo and the Santiago swept on ahead after a sudden squall never to be heard of again On 29 December the La Florida sighted the Utirik Toke atoll complexes and on 1 January 1528 the Rongelap Ailinginae atolls both in the Marshall Islands which were jointly charted as Islas de los Reyes Islands of the Kings referring to the Three Wise Kings due to the proximity to the festivity of Epiphany On 2 February 1528 the La Florida sighted the Philippines and the following day anchored at a small island off the north coast of Mindanao after 95 days since its departure and having sailed 1923 leagues This makes Saavedra the first navigator to cross the Pacific Ocean from the Americas On 30 March 1528 the La Florida arrived to Tidore the Spanish stronghold in the Moluccas where the men remaining from the Loaisa expedition were found and they joined them to fight the Portuguese in the neighbouring Ternate To carry out the instructions of the expedition and bring further assistance to the Spaniards in Tidore Saavedra set sail for New Spain on the 14 June 1528 On 24 June 1528 the La Florida discovered the Schouten Islands and landed on Yapen These were charted respectively as Islas de Oro Golden Islands and Payne island They continued coasting western New Guinea and on 15 August discovered the Admiralty Islands landing on Manus that they charted as Urays La Grande Urays the Big They then sailed north and discovered the Nomoi Islands in the Carolines Then they were diverted by the northeast trade winds that threw them back to the Moluccas returning to Tidore on 19 November 1528 5 On 3 May 1529 Alvaro de Saavedra tried again the second time by navigating back down south Again he toured the western part of New Guinea getting to Manus then heading north and discovering on 14 September Pohnpei and Ant in the Carolines On 21 September they discovered Ujelang Atoll in the Marshalls that they charted as Los Pintados The Painted Ones because of its inhabitants being tattooed On 1 October they discovered Enewetak Atoll that they named Los Jardines The Gardens because of their beauty and the friendliness of their inhabitants Soon after Saavedra died and Pedro Laso took command They sailed north up to the 31N but not finding westerly winds and also after the death of Pedro Laso they finally decided to turn around the ship and again return to the Moluccas arriving to Halmahera next to Tidore on 8 December 1529 They were captured there by the Portuguese and held in captivity for five years In 1534 the surviving eight members of his crew made it back to Spain Hawaii EditThere are some questions as to whether Spanish explorers did arrive in the Hawaiian Islands two centuries before Captain James Cook s first recorded visit in 1778 6 For two and a half centuries Spanish galleons crossed the Pacific along a route that passed south of Hawaiʻi on their way to Manila The exact route was kept secret to protect the Spanish trade monopoly against competing powers In the case of the Saavedra expedition the sighting of Hawaii could have happened when on 28 November 1527 land was sighted to the north approximately in the longitude of Hawaii but not found again after a two days search Also the later disappeared Santiago and Espiritu Santo could have arrived in Hawaii There is an old Hawaiian oral story that describes white people arriving in the islands many generations ago who were welcomed by Chief Wakalana It is possible that these visitors were crew members from Alvaro de Saavedra s expedition References Edit Stuessy Wright Ione 1951 Voyages of Alvaro de Saavedra Ceron 1527 1529 Coral Gables Florida University of Miami Press Stuessy Wright Ione 1939 The First American Voyage across the Pacific 1527 1528 The Voyage of Alvaro de Saavedra Ceron Geographical Review American Geographical Society 29 3 Quanchi Max 2005 Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Pacific Islands The Scarecrow Press p 148 149 ISBN 0810853957 Voyage of Alvaro de Saavedra 1527 28 Filipiniana net The Premier Digital Library of the Internet Retrieved 2012 01 05 Bolton Herbert 1947 The West Coast Corridor Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 91 5 Australia y la gran historia robada del Pacifico espanol 26 December 2015 External links EditFilipiniana net The Premier Digital Library of the Internet Voyage of Alvaro de Saavedra 1527 28 ixtapa zihuatanejo com Alvaro Saavedra y Ceron in Zihuatanejo Mexico Our history Official website of Zihuatanejo Hotels Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alvaro de Saavedra Ceron amp oldid 1142038375, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
